Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

9 October, 2017

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]

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Wedding Rings The Sorted History}

9 October, 2017

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Get More Information Here: Pearl Jewellery Australia Australian Opal Rings Submitted by: Jill Renee The wedding ring is the final gift a couple will give each other prior to marriage. Some might say that the very first gift a couple gives each other is a promise ring – which most consider a pre-engagement ring. Then […]

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Australian Van Nguyen executed in Singapore

9 October, 2017

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Friday, December 2, 2005 Convicted Australian drug trafficker Van Tuong Nguyen was executed at Changi Prison in Singapore today. Prison officials have confirmed the execution took place at 0900 AEDT (2200 UTC Thursday). The 25-year-old Nguyen was arrested at Changi Airport in December, 2002, while in transit from Cambodia to Australia. He was found to […]

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Category:Health

8 October, 2017

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This is the category for Health. See also the Health Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 27 July 2017: Publisher withdraws book about Nelson Mandela’s final days after family complaint 28 April 2017: Shrink-wrapped sheep survive: Researchers say ‘Biobag’ artificial uterus, successful on lambs, may one day be suitable for use on […]

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Twelve injured in Washington after ride at fair topples over

8 October, 2017

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Sunday, April 19, 2009 At least twelve children have been injured after a swing ride at the Puyallup, Washington Spring Fair toppled over. The ride is called a ‘LollySwing’, which is located in Kiddyland, where the riders sit in swings while the machine spins them around. It is owned by Funtastic Traveling Shows which has […]

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Luis Enrique wins 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year

8 October, 2017

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Thursday, January 14, 2016 On Monday, Luis Enrique won the 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year in Zürich, Switzerland. In his first year as manager of FC Barcelona, Enrique won five trophies, including the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. The other finalists were Pep Guardiola, a former Barcelona coach and current manager of the […]

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Messi makes new record as Barça beats Real Madrid 3-2 in LaLiga

7 October, 2017

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 On Sunday, in Spanish LaLiga’s El Clásico clash, FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3–2, with Lionel Messi scoring two goals at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Messi scored his 500th goal in the Catalonian colours, in the ending moments of the game, becoming the top scorer of the El Clásico in the […]

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Hare Krishna village demolished in Kazakhstan, religious persecution alleged

7 October, 2017

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Friday, November 24, 2006 An ongoing struggle in Kazakhstan between the authorities and a local Hindu village has turned serious. Forum 18 has been documenting the alleged human rights abuse regarding the Hare Krishna village for some time, but as of 21st November events took a drastic turn. The following was seen and written by […]

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On the campaign trail, July 2012

7 October, 2017

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Sunday, August 5, 2012 The following is the ninth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the rules of third party candidate polling are […]

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Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes

7 October, 2017

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Monday, November 28, 2005 U.S. Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R–CA) pled guilty today to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence as a member of the House Appropriations Committee to help a defense contractor get business. In total he pled guilty to one count of income tax evasion and four counts of […]

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